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On The Truth Of Decorative Art. By Lionel De Fonseka.

(Greening. 2s. 6d. net.)—This " dialogue between an Oriental and an Occidental" is a vivacious essay in aesthetics. The hero of the occasion is, of course, the Oriental, who......

In Praise Of Cambridge.

In Praise of Cambridge : an Anthology in Prose and Verse. Edited by Sydney Waterlow. (Constable and Co. 5s. net.)— There can be no lack of material for a Cambridge anthology,......

English Literature, 1880-1905.

English Literature, 1880 - 1905. By J. M. Kennedy. (Stephen Swift. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Kennedy is a severe critic of the " late- Victorian " literature, which is the subject of......

Cligds: A Romance. Translated By L. J. Gardiner, M.a., From

the Old French of Chretien de Troyes. (Chatto and Windus. 5s. net.)—English readers who are discouraged by the difficulties of Old French have reason to be grateful for this......

Southward Ho ! By Thomas Hodgkin, D.c.l. (headley...

net.)—Parts of this pamphlet appeared originally in the Contemporary Review two years ago. In its extended form it offers an effective argument in favour of the necessity for an......

Some Things We Have Remembered. By Percy Melville...

(Long-mans and Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Thornton's recol- lections are exceedingly interesting, and so are those of his father, Admiral Samuel Thornton. Mr. Thornton's father and......

Recollections Of Guy De Maupassant.

Recollections of Guy de Maupassant. By his valet Francois. Translated by Mina Round. (John Lane. 10s. 6d. net.)—It would be difficult not to feel a prejudice at the outset......

An Introduction To Psychology. By Wilhelm Wundt. Trans-...

Rudolf Pintner. (George Allen. 3s. 6d.)—The modern development of psychology along experimental lines owes more, perhaps, to Professor Wundt than to any other living writer upon......